Victorian slang into modern day vocabulary – Grace Darling story

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
Victorian slang into modern day vocabulary – Grace Darling story
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
History
Resource type
Worksheet
Focus
Comprehension

A brilliant activity to build confidence with reading texts that contain unfamiliar vocabulary. Children read a fictional account of the sinking of the SS Forfarshire (the event that shot Grace Darling to fame). They identify the Victorian slang in the account, then try to match it to modern words. The finished word bank can be used as a resource for historical narrative writing.

Suitable for Y5 and Y6.

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5

17/08/2018

good resource, builds confidence with unknown and difficult language that they may not have seen before.

Sue Nicopoullos

13/03/2018

Hi Laura - good spot! We have fixed this now :)

Gabbie Chant

04/04/2016

Looks great and I am going to use it with my adult learners on a Basic Skills literacy course. Just one thing - "loose" should be "lose" at the end of para 1, but then they can always be tasked with finding the spelling error!

Laura Bell

05/12/2015

5

17/08/2018

good resource, builds confidence with unknown and difficult language that they may not have seen before.

Sue Nicopoullos

13/03/2018

Hi Laura - good spot! We have fixed this now :)

Gabbie Chant

04/04/2016

Looks great and I am going to use it with my adult learners on a Basic Skills literacy course. Just one thing - "loose" should be "lose" at the end of para 1, but then they can always be tasked with finding the spelling error!

Laura Bell

05/12/2015

5

5